Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-16
posvs PTS TOL.
:, "a Worth $500 TO Him wneh nc
~ Is .,,o,,r New York Thieves

H Is sn,onr New York Thieves
r.,., H.. Kingston Freeman.
a, poss is a resideat of Lib
.-,r sullivan county. he was III A.hss'
en- to.day. He is soidly ouilt lnaivlu'
tou .i,b somewhat determined express
uai' lis face. On his vest he wears d
ION oh - a. nj the Grand Army OF Tue ne
gOiu va" noUing that he is an OLD veteran
NJ. MS i;ttIe affair with the ouneo
~ in New York ii might De wen "
siee 90 90 tn warn others. L nave Tue
s sa.ss and other data right mere was
9Novy York on business cOhnecteo WIN
state. As [ was gong apmu iioi1'
az az f,ity Hall TO take the Terry was ~
s ousted by a gentlemanly appearing man
U.S. .ho street. he made friends Win me-
% Tue SUI, ~ trow me, saving he was
prete nrIv from Monticello, Sullivan county
IL, T1loia he mad started a factory up Town
hen,,fact11re cloth out OF horse half,
" li Sn would like to have me go up ana
anu No uehad found out my business,
which js that OF an agent; .. o
WIZ Mpu+; saws be, IF you don't wish TO go
,.arun there. ! have got some samples /
would ike to show you on MOL street, IL
Woui LIN Hoo On along with me! He prom
you " wa rive me enough cloth for a suit OF
Iseu .sos aa would like t. have me take up
nonnIe samples to some friends Oh MS
n sullivan. He mentioned the names OF
aoyeral firms in that county tnat Knew
an naturally, did not suspect anythihg.
We cot on a street car. lie palo my lare,
and we rode up to Mott street. he LOOK
ma TO 1919 Mott street, the nrst door 10 Tue
NV, bond of the number. | have 1t here
leiV n"n haot In this room there was q
S Wv To- "a HE by the window with cloth
n ror if man sat there as if he owned
,bo ofice. He didn't appear TO recog-
ui1a NV companion. The man with me
said:
50 left my satchel nere.'
A.0h yes. excuse me- said the other,
osbe reached under the table and TOOK
ont a sample satchel. He opeued II ana
showed about forty different kinds OF cloth
ofdifferent STYLES and patterns, very nice.
oil numbered in good order. He gave me
,benrices, which l knew were very low.
IseIected what | thought | would like to
have for q SUIT of clothes. About as L
had made my selection, in walks a man
carving an ordinary travelling satcnel,
saving that he was from MISSOURI, ana
4 had lust made a sale OF number OF car
loads Of cattle amounting to $50. 900. AT the
large stacks of money, with 800 bills on
top of each.
aAnd.' said he, 1--we been swindled ont
ofSSOO across the way by set OF conf
4 dence men,
elbow is thatr asked one OF the men.
"Well, got betting, and seeing that |
4 had lost grabbed up these cards. said
he. throwing down cards used by three
card.monte men, 'and that is all got.
"Then the men wanted to know all
abOutit. He showed by the cards how
twas done, and all became very much
Interested If had it to do over again,
though said he, Il would bet three new
hats that lcould pick out the card.'
"Well,' said one, i will take that
bet
so they tried it, and the cattle dealer
lost. He handed over a $40 bill, saying,
That will pay for it, Then the confidence
man who had been with me spoke up and
said:
81 will bet can draw that card every
4 time.'
I Every WE'LL" said the drover. 81 will
take it,
He threw down some money and so did
the other. My prOfessed friend deity
with his finger nail put little mark or
klnk on the card. saw MIN do this, but
seemingly no one else saw it. OF course,
my companion won. The drover got ex-
cited and wouldn't give up. He was
determined TO try it again.
81 will bet that,' said he, throwing
down bills which must nave amounted to
N,OOO. The confidence man winked for me
totry. could see the little kink on the
card, ana was sure l could draw the
card so could stand it no longer, but
drew the card.
There said the drOyer. staka vour
money!
~ was little 10th to take it, of course.
Take The money it is yours Then spoke
Inc confidence man:
1T wouldn't be right for you to take
oil OF mat money unless you have money
enough On your person TO have covered
.ne loss IN case you lost. But you can
lAhe rs much OF it as you can coyer,'s
put my hand in my inside vest
is $780, FN' ms hAei7
me instant showed the money the
vonIuence man grabbed it out of INV
b Janus, ana In ran four men, coming from
, genIuH tne curtains. They bad on shoes
s tu@e ui9 not make any noise. A light
rn9 upon me. put my hand behind
r rI anu' quick as a thought, drew my re-
S 'o,nder, cooked it, and pointed it at the
1e @,n u the man who bad my money.
tive me my money, or Phi take
i io .i hearts BLOOD shouted. the fel.
'oW Wllted like rag.
q .Y You wouldn't kill man for s3OOy
300 cents "ouio XIII you Tor
broa ns handed back the money without
UteslGlng the second time. We'll. didn't
and n"I' w Sqt p put my money in my pocket,
s st1 ,h walked out Did / make comnlaint
a. tne police station, Yes. snd a AIM
tho Ss' r detailed to go with me, We visited
I Ihe loom sud one of the scroundrels Wa
cIot CLOTH. ne a., had nut on another suit Of
arrest si T1I tue ollcer did not make any
the men," N nl'n IL was one OF
"A Noted Hotel Clerk.
w from the NeO York World.
A. "; ID. Carr, the chief o,or,,
Of t t6e Filth Avenue Hotel. is o, one
coun u9e oldest hotel clerks in 1 me